Legal Opinion
Davis v. Jurney
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided November 6, 1958No. 2162PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROVER, Chief Judge.
Appellant, the natural mother of James Michael Harbin, filed a complaint in the Domestic Relations Branch seeking custody of her nine-year-old son from appellees, Elizabeth and John Jurney. At the conclusion of a lengthy hearing lasting several days, the trial judge entered an order awarding custody of the child to the Jur-neys. Assailing the court’s determination on several grounds appellant asks us to reverse this order.
Because of the nature of the case and the circumstances under which the Jurneys originally acquired custody of the child, the facts giving rise to this…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- People ex rel. Kropp v. ShepskyNew York Court of Appeals · 1953
- Boone v. BooneCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1945
- Louise Flood Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston Leonard, Alonzo Bell and Louise Virginia Bell v. Gwendolyn Hairston LeonardCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1958
- Cooley v. WashingtonDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
- Schroeder v. SchroederDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1957
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3Cited by21 opinions
- In re S.G.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- Appeal of H.R.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1990
- In re T.J.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1995
- Montgomery County Department of Social Services v. SandersCourt of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1978
- In re N. M. S.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1975
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